本系列教材內(nèi)容從特定文化點切入,注重培養(yǎng)學生的跨文化交際能力和批判性思維能力,為學生開拓國際化的視野。單元題材圍繞學生感興趣的學校生活、職場工作等方面,每個單元按話題和難度設(shè)計了多種學習任務(wù),以達到培養(yǎng)學生用英語交流“準確、得體”的目的。教材選材較為新穎,生詞量適中,練習豐富多樣,可供不同層次的師生選擇使用;教學活動設(shè)計合理,適合英語專業(yè)小班授課。
Unit 1 Scientists' Social Responsibility
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Science and Humanity in the Twenty-First Century
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
E-mail
Unit 2 Lifetime Gift
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Impatience and a Guy in a Wheelchair
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Letter of Thanks
Unit 3 Gateways to Other Worlds
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Are You a Productive Reader?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Letter of Inquiry
Unit 4 Job Hunting
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Research, Rehearse and Relax
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writinc
Job Application
Unit 5 A to Your Future
Road
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Got Your Career Goal?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Meeting Minutes
Unit 6 The Root of Happiness
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
What Makes People Happy?
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Fax
Unit 7 The Power of Knowledge
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
Knowledge as Fuel
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
Note for Leave
Unit 8 College
Lead-in
Listening Practice
Oral Practice
Reading Comprehension
How to Succeed in College
Language Focus
Word Study
Translation Practice
Reading Skills
Practical Writing
College Application Letter
Vocabulary and Phrases